REVIEW: Skeleton Crew
The highly anticipated production of Dominique Morriseau’s SKELETON CREW opened Wednesday night at Ensemble Cincinnati. Here’s a synopsis: “Times are tough in 2008 Detroit as a hundred-year-old industry…
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REVIEW: Yeast Nation
When I first heard that CCM was producing a show called YEAST NATION, set in 30 Billion B.C., about a bunch of cells . . . well, honestly…
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“Company” Comes Full Circle at Xavier University
Xavier University’s Theatre Department will open COMPANY by Stephen Sondheim next Friday. The show, has a couple of Cincinnati connections. In 2007, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park won…
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Full Circle: A Story of Mentorship and Collaboration
Last Friday, I was lucky to be invited to a special performance at CCM of an independent study project by graduating senior Zack Triska, directed by Vincent DeGeorge. Triska has…
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REVIEW: The Thanksgiving Play
Have ever known someone who is so sincere in their beliefs that you really want to get behind them . . . but because they are so passionate…
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CCM’s Transmigration an Energetic Festival of New Works!
I love new works; CCM’s Transmigration is a fantastic festival of new plays created by the students in CCM’s Acting program each year. This year I was only…
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CCM Seniors Shine in Showcase
At the end of every year – at least for the last 30+ – the CCM senior class has presented a showcase to agents in New York. And…
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CCM’s “HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME” Caps Off a Long Legacy
CCM’s latest mainstage production – the last to be directed by Aubrey Berg as the chair of the musical theatre program – is “THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.”…
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REVIEW: A Doll’s House, Part 2
You can always count on ETC to stay cutting edge in which plays are chosen. A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati is reportedly the…
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REVIEW: Our Country’s Good
One of the difficulties of staging plays in an college-level acting program like UC-CCM is making sure that the students are getting a chance to learn their craft…
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